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Do you have what it takes to participate in Business challenges organized by top schools and companies seeking to gather the best MBA students in order to develop the best solutions to their different case studies? If you emerge as the best of the best, you will be awarded substantial prizes.
Our MBA competitions directory has now been updated with over 110 competitions for MBA students intere...

We are all aware of the time and budget constraints you may have as a recruiter leading you to limit your on campus recruiting to a short list of campuses. An online event can help you target talent more broadly than usually possible with campus visits and attract the type of candidates you perhaps haven’t thought of but are still a good fit for your company.
In addition, it really helps to ge...

We expect that tax cuts will encourage more owners to put their business on the market, now that the tax liability for selling your business has fallen. Lower than expected valuations are the biggest hurdle to getting deals done, but a sizable tax cut could bridge the gap between what a seller wants to net out of a sale and what a buyer is offering.
Much discussion has focused on how the bill ...

When talking about the common misconceptions about FinTech, Benedetta Arese Lucini, entrepreneur and co-founder of Oval Money explains: "The first misconception is that it is not secure, and I think that the fact that startups are very new, they've actually been built on technology that is way better than the ones built by banks many years ago" to which she adds "FinTech is actually surpassing us...

When talking about the upcoming challenges in FinTech, Benedetta Arese Lucini, entrepreneur and co-founder of Oval Money explains: "There is also going to be a lot of work done around cybersecurity and security in general" to which she adds "Finance is a very delicate space for many people because downloading an app that gives access to a lot of your financial data needs to have a security hyper ...

When talking about the daily life in a startup, Benedetta Arese Lucini, entrepreneur and co-founder of Oval Money explains: "There is not a very common day and that's the fun and also difficult part about my job" to which she adds "I spend a lot of time writing to certain users to get their feedback on how we could improve the products for them, and those are the most interesting and exciting par...

When talking about the hiring needs in FinTech, Benedetta Arese Lucini, entrepreneur and co-founder of Oval Money explains: "More and more MBAs want to work in a startup, so there is more and more competition between MBAs to work in startups" to which she adds "Make sure you stand out in terms of what you can add to the company because it has become a little bit more competitive."
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When talking about how to get into FinTech, Benedetta Arese Lucini, entrepreneur and co-founder of Oval Money explains: "Many people who start FinTech businesses generally come from a finance background. I actually think this is not necessary" to which she adds "It's really important to spend some time reading and learning about the new technologies that are coming out in the market."
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When talking about FinTech, Benedetta Arese Lucini, entrepreneur and co-founder of Oval Money explains: "FinTech is Finance and Technology put together as work. What it really means is a democratization of the financial world" to which she adds "What is happening with FinTech is that, like with the internet, there is a lot more connections and attention straight to the consumer, and bringing prod...

When talking about the challenges in a startup, Benedetta Arese Lucini, entrepreneur and co-founder of Oval Money explains "One of the biggest challenges over creating and being a startup is finding the right talent" to which she adds "When you find the right team and the people who are incredibly understanding and committed to the mission that you're trying to bring to the world, that's the most...